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Natural site

Dragen

Located in Sassenburg, Landkreis Gifhorn Coordinates: 52°30′48″ N 10°34′09″ E

Map showing the location of Dragen Dragen
Location in Germany
Elevation
53 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Neudorf-Platendorf
3.4 km NE
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport60 km
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport130 km

About Dragen

Dragen is a natural site. Location: Sassenburg, Landkreis Gifhorn. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Neue Ise and Kesselberg.

Climate of Dragen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (70 mm)
Driest month
February (40 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Dragen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)544050455170626751455461

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dragen

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 17 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 60 kmwest
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 130 kmnorth
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 134 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 17 kmsoutheast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 28 kmsouth
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 41 kmsouth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 59 kmwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 84 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Dragen

Within 100 km: 387 historic and cultural sites, 3,303 natural sites, 779 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km206 places

  • Wiehe River 18 kmW
  • Wehnser See Lake 22 kmSW
  • Allersee Lake 19 kmSE
  • Isernhagener See Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km1,235 places

  • Aue River 54 kmS
  • Schapenbruch Teich Lake 27 kmS
  • Kreuzteich Lake 27 kmS
  • Hardausee Lake 41 kmN

60–100 km3,028 places

  • Sundern Natural site 67 kmNW
  • Warnau River 76 kmNW
  • Schalk River 76 kmS
  • Sarre River 79 kmSE

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